Inauguration's Unmistakable New York Accent

Inauguration's 
Unmistakable New York Accent

Sen. Chuck Schumer lines up array of New York-based
 Entertainment for President Obama's inauguration ceremony

Sen. Chuck Schumer greeting the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir 

while they have their sound check  at the Capitol .

 WASHINGTON - It's President Obama's inauguration, but Sen. Chuck Schumer's show.

The New York Democrat heads the congressional committee overseeing the inauguration - making him both the boss and host of the ceremony that as many as 800,000 people are expected to attend.

And so the inauguration, like the senator, will have an unmistakable New York accent.

The ceremony will begin with a performance by the P.S. 22 chorus from Staten Island, and the Brooklyn Tabernacle will sing just before Vice President Biden is sworn in - by Bronx-born Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The inaugural lunch for the President, the Vice President, their families, Congress and the Supreme Court will have a New York flavor as well.

On the menu: a 2009 Merlot from Bedell Cellars in North Fork, L.I., and and a 2010 dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes; cheese from Cooperstown; Hudson Valley Apple Pie and water from Saratoga Springs.

"I am using it as an opportunity to highlight the best of New York," said Schumer.

Not all New York products made the cut. Honey from a roof in Red Hook in Brooklyn was supposed to be served but the apiary was wiped out by Hurricane Sandy.

Schumer said he "wanted to feature Long Island duck," but a committee of spouses of senior lawmakers, including Schumer's wife, Iris, reported that while "the duck was very good, the presentation was not that good. So we went with bison from South Dakota."

The honey served at the Inaugural Luncheon is from a small upstate artisan apiary near Lake Ontario (Rochester), Seaway Trail Honey, SeawayTrailHoney.com. The honey won the blue ribbon Best of Show award at this year's NYS Fair.

Guests  serenaded by a string quartet made up of students from the University of Rochester's music school.

A painting of Niagara Falls behind the head table.

Snack on two different New York-made Greek yogurts.

Maple syrup from the Hudson River valley will make appearances in two courses, including in apple pie made with New York state apples and served with cheese from Cooperstown, N.Y.

Obama inaugural speech references Stonewall Riots, Greenwich Village, NYC

Obama inaugural speech references Seneca Falls, New York,  Seneca Falls Convention July 19–20, 1848. 
 

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Inauguration's Unmistakable New York Accent

1. Brooklyn Tabernacle
2. Bronx-born Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
3. P.S. 22 chorus from Staten Island,
4. 2009 Merlot from Bedell Cellars in North Fork, L.I.,
5. 2010 dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes;
6. Cheese from Cooperstown;
7. Apple Pie  Hudson Valley
8. Water from Saratoga Springs.
9. Obama inaugural speech references Stonewall riots NYC
10. Obama inaugural speech references Seneca Falls, New York,  Seneca Falls Convention July 19–20, 1848. 
11. A painting of Niagara Falls behind the head table.
12. Snack on two different New York-made Greek yogurts.
13. Guests  serenaded by a string quartet made up of students from the University of Rochester's music school.
14. Honey served at the Inaugural Luncheon  from a small upstate artisan apiary near Lake Ontario (Rochester)
15. Maple syrup from the Hudson River Valley will make appearances in two courses, including in apple pie made with New York state apples and served with cheese from Cooperstown, N.Y. 

(The honey served at the Inaugural Luncheon  Seaway Trail Honey, SeawayTrailHoney.com.
The honey won the blue ribbon Best of Show award at this year's NYS Fair.) 

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